new! Visual Communication Design
    Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Assistant professor, tenure-track, salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Responsibilities: teach undergraduate and graduate courses, with emphasis on digital media, web design, and interactive and motion graphics. Qualifications: MFA or equivalent professional experience. Prior university teaching preferred. Preferential deadline Jan. 31, 2001. Screening will continue until position is filled.
    Contact: Li Zhang, lzhang3@purdue.edu

new! New Media Design & Imaging
    Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Assistant professor, tenure-track, salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Responsibilities: teach major courses, curriculum development, professional development. Qualifications: MFA in visual communications, including interactive media; professional experience; teaching experience at college level. Review of applications begins Jan. 31, 2001 and continues until position is filled.
    Contact: Prof. Nancy Ciolek, 716-475-2668

new! Visual Communication Design/Interaction Design
    The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Regular nine-month tenure track appointment, rank and salary negotiable depending on experience and qualifications. Review of applicants begins Dec. 1, 2000, and will proceed until position is filled.
     Contact: Paul Nini, nini.1@osu.edu
     www.arts.ohio-state.edu/design

new! Graphic Design/Multimedia
    The Georgia State University School of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA
Tenure-track position, salary and rank open, dependent upon qualifications and experience. Seeking a designer to teach undergraduate and graduate design courses in Graphic Design Program and to help develop a new interdisciplinary graduate program in multimedia design. Qualifications: MFA or comparable in Graphic Design or Visual Communications; university level teaching experience preferred; Macintosh proficiency; demonstrated ability to pursue research/professional work at national level required. Deadline: Jan. 15, 2001.
     Contact: Liz Throop, Lthroop@gsu.edu
     www.gsu.edu/~wwwart/Pages/main.html

new! Digital/Graphic Design
    Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Assistant professor, tenure-track, salary commensurate with experience, starting August 2001. Primary responsibilities will be teaching digital imaging and graphic design. Desired skills include multimedia, web site design, motion graphics and graphic design history. Other teaching responsibilities may include foundations and art appreciation. Applicant should have a strong commitment to teaching. Participation in creative/scholarly activity and departmental and university service is expected. Deadline: Jan. 5, 2001.
     Contact: smithmc@appstate.edu

new! Visual Communication Design
    The University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Assistant professor, tenure-track, starting September 2001. Nationally recognized visual communications program seeks a designer/educator to teach all levels of comprehensive curriculum, foundation through graduate. Masters degree in design or an allied field required. Preference given to candidates specializing in one or more of: typography, history, identity, information design, environmental design, multimedia design, interactive programs, design research. Preference given to applications received before Jan. 5, 2001.
     Contact: Karen Cheng, kcheng@u.washington.edu     
     http://net.art.washington.edu

Graphic Design Faculty
   The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University.
Fulltime position, rank dependent on experience. MFA in Graphic Design (or professional equivalent) required, 2 yrs. professional experience plus some college-level teaching. Candidate must have ability to teach broad range of undergraduate courses, including either interactive or time-based media. Preference given to applications received by Jan. 15, 2001.
    Contact: Design Search, The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley College,
    700 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02215

Assistant Professor(s), Digital Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design
   School of Design, University of Cincinnati.
Master's degree required; teaching and/or professional experience, outstanding design research potential preferred. Candidates should demonstrate sophisticated design understanding, commitment to higher education, and potential for continuing contributions through practice and/or research. Application deadline Jan. 3, 2001.
    Contact: Chair, Design Search Committee, School of Design, College of DAAP, Univ. of Cincinnati, PO Box 210016, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0016

Assistant Professor, Digital Media Artist/Designer
   California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo.
MFA and college level teaching required. Must be prepared to teach both theoretical and technical aspects of time based digital media. Also required: knowledge of criticism/theory as applied to digital art; awareness of the changing roles of virtual environments and of evolving digital media.
    Contact: Joseph Coates, 805-756-2446, jmcoates@calpoly.edu

Assistant Professor
   University of California - Santa Cruz.
Seeking innovative artist to teach all levels of electronic art, special topics in interactive technologies, foundation courses and art seminars. MFA or equivalent professional qualifications. Knowledge of Macintosh environment required.
      Contact: visart@cats.ucsc.edu

New Media Artist/Graphic Design
   University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Tenure-track, full-time. Requirements: MFA preferred; BA + 3-5 yrs. related experience, expertise with Macintosh computers & software. Responsibilities include development/teaching of Internet/web design, interactive and motion graphics, and/or video courses.
      Contact: Marna Brauner, marab@uwm.edu or Glen Powell, 414-229-6054.

Multimedia Faculty
   Los Angeles Mission College.
Tenure-track. Requirements: BA + 2 yrs. related experience in multimedia industry or Associate degree + 6 yrs. experience; classroom competency, leadership, expertise, and in-depth technical knowledge.
      Contact: Office of Personnel Operations, Los Angeles Mission College, 213-891-2211 or www.lamission.cc.ca.us/multimedia

new! The Designer as Author: Entrepreneurism in the Digital Age
March 2-3, 2001, New York City
The MFA Design department at the School of Visual Arts will host a symposium to examine the next stage of graphic design: authorship, entrepreneurism, and content creation. The message is the medium and bringing ideas to fruition for an audience is the key. SPEAKERS: Stefan Sagmeister, Bruce Mau, Peter Girardi, Maira Kalman, David Small, and many more. Each will present their work and discuss their creative, technological, and business approaches. The audience will have an opportunity to discuss the possibilities inherent in "authorship" in the broadest sense of the term.
   Information: Steven Heller & Lita Talarico: 212-592-2600    http://design.schoolofvisualarts.edu

Creating for Convergence/Designing for Divergence
Various dates, Oct. 2000-April 2001, Los Angeles, CA.
Annenberg Center for Communication presents a dialogue series on the challenges of creating entertainment content in a multi-platform world, hosted by Celia Pearce.     Information: http://www.annenberg.edu/convergence-divergence.
    Contact Celia Pearce at (213) 743-1945 or email cpearce@annenberg.edu

Computers in Art & Design Education
April 9-12, 2001, Glasgow, Scotland
     Information: www.gsa.ac.uk/cade or email: cade@gsa.ac.uk

PROFESSIONAL ISSUES

Designing experiences, not objects.
If design is becoming more about creating experiences, what should replace educational traditions that emphasize objects and designers rather than audiences and their experiences? Written by Meredith Davis, North Carolina State University.
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Guidelines for faculty teaching in computer-based media in fine art & design
With new software, new hardware, and new courses coming along all the time, do you feel like you have way too much to do? The College Art Association (CAA) agrees. Faculty & administrators need to read this report.
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Technology thresholds in Graphic Design programs
What should design students be learning about new media; how should faculty and institutions respond to new demands? Excerpts from a report by American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) and National Association of Schools of Arts and Design (NASAD)
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